Today is Day 1
Characteristics of Living Things
OBJ 1: Name and describe the 6
characteristics of living things.
Warm-up:
You’re alive,
right? Prove it!
List 4 reasons you
are indeed alive.
Homework: 1Review all notes.
Read pages 4-7.
SitN #2 due 9/12.
*SF questions due
9/10
Agenda
1. Characteristics of Life Challenge!
* What characteristics determine if you are living or nonliving? (10 minutes. Discuss with a partner.)
2. Research in groups
3. Presentations. Draw! Get a piece of paper
and divide into 6 sections. Draw a pictorial
representation of each characteristic of life.
4. Conclusion: Name 3 characteristics of life.
The Challenge!
Task: Make 2 lists; one, listing characteristics of the living
and one, listing characteristics of the non-living.
Goal: To determine the *6 characteristics of living things.
Hint: try to answer…
•
It may help to compare specific organisms. For example,
a spider and a lion. What characteristics do these
organisms share? How do you KNOW they are alive?
•
Think of two things that are not living. How do you KNOW
they are not alive?
6 Characteristics
•
You will be divided into 6 groups.
•
Research your characteristic via the web. You must
use & provide the class with at least two credible
sources and become an expert on your topic. Share
your expertise with the class.
•
In 10-15 minutes we will begin presentations.
• YOU are responsible for all that is said.
Conclusion
• Name 3 characteristics of living things.
Today is Day 2
Characteristics of Living Things
OBJ 1: See yesterday.
Warm-up: Is a
rock alive? Why
or why not?
Homework:
*Possible QUIZ
on OBJ 1
Agenda
• Finish presentations
• Notes
Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt8gpsbMXE There are more actually. Pay
attention to the following.
1. Living Things Have Cells
• Unicellular organisms
• Multicellular organisms (can have
specialized cells)
2. Living Things Sense &
Respond to Change
• Stimulus: a change in an organism’s
environment that affects the activity of
that organism
• Chemicals, gravity, light, sound,
taste
3. Homeostasis
• Organism must maintain a stable
internal environment to survive
• Sweating. . . shivering
4. Living Things Reproduce
• They need to keep making themselves
so they carry on the species!
• Asexual reproduction: Single parent
produces offspring IDENTICAL to the
parent.
• Sexual reproduction: Almost always
requires 2 parents to produce
characteristics of BOTH PARENTS.
5. Living Things Have DNA
• Deoxribonucleic Acid = DNA
• It provides instructions for making
proteins
• DNA = Heredity
6. Living Things Grow & Develop
• Single cell--> Cells grow larger
• Multicellular--> Grow by increasing the
# of cells
• What is the difference between growth
& development?
Apply it!
• Why is a . . . . alive / non-living:
• Dog
• Mosquito
• Rock
• Water
• Algae
HINT: You
have 6
reasons
for why/how
living things
are living.
Use one!
Conclusion
• How do humans maintain homeostasis?
Today is Day 3
Characteristics of Living things
OBJ 2: Explain why organisms
need food, water, air, & living space Warm-up: Now that
you know the 6
characteristics of
life, what do you
…
think are an
organism’s basic
needs?
Homework: Read
OBJ 3: Discuss how living things
obtain what they need
textbook A pages 8-9
and take notes.
Agenda
• Quiz
• Review notes
• Presentations
Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt8gpsbMXE There are more actually. Pay
attention to the following.
Conclusion
• Describe what it means to be made up
of cells.
What are the bare
necessities of life? Warm-up:
Today is Day 4
Complete
Section Review
on page 9.
Homework:
Read textbook
pages 10-13 in
textbook A.
Take notes!
OBJ : See yesterday’s objectives.
To do
• Presentations
• The Bare Necessities
• Notes
• How living things adapt: discussion
• Nature vs. nurture?
• Producers, consumers etc. activity
explanation
The Bare
Necessities of life
Today is Day 5
Warm-up:
Finish answering
SR questions on
page 9. Take out
SF Timelines.
Homework: 1-
OBJ : See previous objectives.
Bring in 2 nutrition
labels 2- Bring in 1
picture of either a
producer,
consumer,
decomposer OR
scavenger.
To do
• Presentations
• The Bare Necessities
• Notes
• How living things adapt: discussion
• Nature vs. nurture?
• Producers, consumers etc. activity
explanation
Bare Necessities
What are the bare necessities to
life? (what is the bare minimum an
organism needs to live?
Does that change for humans?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcgln
Y_xGfc
Food
• Why do we need it?
Brainstorm
• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Scavengers
• What do these mean when it comes to
living organisms?
Water
• Why do we need it?
Air
• Why do we need it?
Habitat
• Why do we need it?
How do living things adapt to…
Cold temperatures?
Warm temperatures?
(changes in the environment)
Competition for resources- food/ water/ shelter? Mates?
Nature vs. Nurture
• We inherit characteristics from both our
parents. Scientists continue to study
whether or not we get our personalities
from our parents. What do you think?
Conclusion
• How do producers, consumers,
decomposers and scavengers help one
another to achieve their bare
necessities?
The Bare
Necessities of life
Warm-up: none
Today is Day 6
Homework: 1Be sure to review
all of your notesQUIZ is coming!
OBJ
:
See
previous
objectives.
See objectives 1-3.
Agenda
•
Research
•
Categorize pictures
•
Gallery walk
•
Begin The Chemistry of Life introduction IF TIME!
•
Begin homework
Research
•
See “Big Question” handout. Complete chart.
Task
•
Categorize each item your group members brought
in, next discuss/ plan how each trophic contributes to
the “bare necessities” of life.
Conclusion
1. Give an example of a producer,
consumer, and decomposer.
2. What factors affect where a plant or
animal lives?
Bare necessities 4
Today is Day 7
Warm-up:
Name the 5
molecules that
create the
“chemistry of
life”.
Homework:
Create a
Creature project.
(I will explain/ review
rubric.) Project due
See objectives 1-3.
Thursday, Sept.
18th. Review
pages 4-13.
Chemistry of Life
• Let’s begin!
To Do…
•
Explain your homework
•
Finish research
•
Posters= concept map:
•
•
Create a Concept Map - Create a concept map of
using the pictures you brought in!
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Use the following terms: Photosynthesis,
producers, primary consumer(s), secondary
consumer(s), tertiary consumer(s) (IF applicable)
and decomposer.
Gallery walk
Create a creature
Project
• Zookeeper. You are a zookeeper
creating a new exhibit. You must inform
the visitors about your newly discovered
animal.
• Make up an animal. Using EACH of the
6 characteristics of life & the 4 bare
necessities, describe how the animal is
alive & functions in the environment ...
See RUBRIC!!
Example
1. Name of your animal (and drawing)
2. Unicellular or multicellular?
3. How does it respond to its environment?
4. How does it reproduce?
5. How big does it grow? How does it develop into an adult?
6. What does it eat? (and how does it get its food?)
7. How does it use energy?
8. Where does it find water?
9. What does it breathe?
10. Where does it live? Describe its habitat.
BuT firsT…
• What is the difference between a food
web and a food chain?
• See the following:
http://www.flyingwild.org/documents/74.
pdf
http://www.slideshare.net/sth215/produc
ers-consumers-and-decomposers
conclusion
• What factors affect where a plant or
animal lives?
The chemistry of life 1
Today is Day 8
Warm-up:
none
Homework:
Creature project
due 9/18. SitN
#3 due 9/19.
Review notesQUEST on 9/18.
OBJ 4 : Compare
and contrast1-3.
the
See objectives
chemical building blocks of cells.
Agenda
• Continue research/ food web or food
chain.
• Gallery walk- take notes
• Chemistry of Life
The chemistry of life 2
Today is Day 9
Warm-up:
Answer these
two questions.
Homework: 1.
Creature project
due ______. 2.
TEST _______.
Complete Ch.
Review #1-12
OBJ 4 : Compare
and contrast
the
See objectives
1-3.
chemical building blocks of cells.
Agenda
• Food web / food chain
• Gallery walk- take notes
• Chemistry of Life
So really, what is a cell?
• a membrane-covered structure that
contians all of the materials necessary
for life
• found in all organisms
• sometimes specialized for particular
functions
Chemical Building Blocks
• Proteins- amino acids
• Carbohydrates (starch)- sugar
• Lipids- fats & oils
• Nucleic Acids (DNA) - nucleotides
• The cell’s fuel: ATP
Draw this chart in your
notes
Carbohydrates
Subunit
Function in
organism
At least 2
other facts
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
What you need
• Name of building block
• The subunit (it’s smallest unit)
• Its function in an organism
• Any other facts
Research-Focused Read
Method
*You need a highlighter, a pen or pencil and your binder
to take notes
1. See the following articles or site.
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_carbos.html
2. You will be a assigned a particular article to read.
Once you’ve finished reading complete the chart in
your notes.
3. Share your research with your group- you are
responsible for all information shared!
4. At the end, we will review our findings!
Conclusion
• Based on what you know about
carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins so
far, why is it important for you to eat a
balanced diet?
Today is Day 10
The Chemistry of Life 3
OBJ 4: Compare and contrast the chemical building
blocks of cells.
OBJ 5: Explain the importance of ATP.
OBJ 6: Analyze nutrition labels according to the
chemical building blocks of life.
TURN IN SF FINAL QUESTION!
Warm-up: Complete Section Review on textbook page
13. Check.
Homework: Creature projects due 18th. QUEST on 9/18
Science in the News #3 due 9/19..
To Do
• Finish Focused Read/ share research
• Review
• TIME PERMITTING: Read/ do QuickLab
on page 11. Starch.
Research
Focused Read:
• continue reading articles
• share with your group
• begin filling in your chart
Conclusion
•
What is the subunit of a carbohydrate?
A protein? A lipid?
Chemistry of Life 4
Today is Day 11
Objectives are the same.
Warm-up: Turn
in “Create a
Creature”
project- place in
class bin.
Homework:
Labels activity- I
will explain!!
Review notesQUEST on
Thurs. (9/18).
To Do
• Wrap up research
• Class Share
• Building Blocks cheat sheet
• Notes
Homework Activity
• Using foods eaten either for lunch or
dinner:
1- Identify your favorite items (top 3)
2- List their total carbohydrates, fats,
proteins and calories per serving.
Carbohydrates
• GRAMS
• Monosaccharide
• Group of compounds made of sugars
• Cells use carbs as a source of energy
and for energy storage
• Simple (few sugar molecules) &
complex carbs (many sugar molecules)
Proteins
• Amino acids (subunit)- GRAMS
• Almost all cell processes involve
proteins (most abundant material in
cells after water)
• Break down food into amino acids to
supply to cells
• Help protect us, chemical reactions
faster
Lipids
• Fats & oils (subunits)- GRAMS
• Compounds that CANNOT mix with
water
• Some store energy
• Stored as fat in animals. Oils in plants
• Phospholipds: molecules that form
much of the cell membrane
Nucleic Acids
• Nucleotides (subunits)
• “blue prints of life”
• DNA is a nucleic acid.
(Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
• “Recipe Book for proteins”
ATP
• Adenosine Triphosphate
• Major fuel used for all cell activities that
require energy
• When carbs &lipids are broken down,
they release ATP
Conclusion
If you went to Mars, what kinds of
evidence would you look for to prove
that life once existed there? How could
the discovery of nucleic or amino acids
prove life existed on Mars?
Chemistry of Life 5
Today is Day 12
Warm-up:
Quiz ?!
Homework:
Chapter
Review. Review
notes- QUEST
on 9/18
Quiz
• 1. What are the subunits of proteins?
• 2. Explain the difference between
simple and complex carbohydrates.
• 3. Name 2 functions of lipids.
• 4. Are all proteins enzymes? Why or
why not?
• 5. Name all 5 building blocks described
in “The Chemistry of Life”.
Agenda
• Wrap up notes
• Nutrition Labels
• Demo
QuickLab: Starch Search
• STARCH: Complex Carbohydrate
• Which food samples have starch?
• Iodine can tell us!
Starch Search
Hypothesize:
• Item A: characteristics
• Item B: characteristics
• Item C: characteristics
• Item D: characterisitics
Nutrition Labels
• Model: answer questions about labels.
• Possibly calculate energy. Need energy
formula.
Nutrition Labels
Proteins
Carbohydrates Lipids
Lacking Proteins
• Diseases like? You tell me!
Conclusion
• Where you surprised at which foods
contained starch? Why or why not?
Chemistry of Life 6
Today is Day 13
Warm-up: More nutrition labels.
Homework: Study!! TEST on 9/26 *Make sure you have 1
nutrition label each for meat, cereal and vegetable oil or
shortening- due TUES.
Lacking Proteins
•
Review labels
•
Check Ch. Review
•
Read through “Performance Based Assess”
Conclusion
•
Questions?!
Chemistry of Life 6
Today is Day 14
Warm-up:
Nutrition labels.
Homework: Study!! TEST on
9/27 *Make sure you have 1
nutrition label each for
meat, cereal and vegetable
oil or shortening.
Agenda
• Practice Handout
• Check Chapter Review
• Classwork practice
• Performance Based Assessment
Classwork
• 1. What are the subunits of proteins?
• 2. Explain the difference between
simple and complex carbohydrates.
• 3. Name 2 functions of lipids.
• 4. Are all proteins enzymes? Why or
why not?
• 5. Name all 5 building blocks described
in “The Chemistry of Life”.
Conclusion
Any last minute questions?!
TEST or
QUEST Day
Today is Day 15
Warm-up: Wait for instructions!
HW: Bring in labels for Performance Based Assessment
Today is Day 16
TEST Day
HW: Keep new text books at home. Read pages 4-8 and begin
pages 9-15. *SF 5 testable questions with preferred question
marked due 10/2. Diseases that lack protein- I will explain!!
Agenda
•
“Performance Based Assessment”
•
Diseases that lack protein: your job is to research a
disease whose cause is due to lack of protein. You
must have 1 reliable source and be prepared to
speak for 1-2 minutes. Presentation medium is your
choice.
Conclusion
•
Questions?!
Today is Day 17
TEST Day Follow Up
Warm-up: Why can’t you use your teeth to breathe?
Why can’t you use your arm muscles to digest food?
HW: Read through your notes from pages 4-8.
Continue reading pages 9-15.
NOTE: List of 5 testable questions with ONE chosen
question due 10/2
Agenda
• Re-examine text pages 4-15
• Microscope… maybe?!
You Tell Me
•
Discovery of cells
•
Cell Theory: 3 parts
•
Cell Similarities
•
Materials into and out of the cell requires…
•
Benefits of being multicellular
•
Kinds of cells
•
2 types: Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic
Conclusion
• Blood cells are completely different from
bone cells. TRUE or FALSE
• Explain.